Safety-razor.



#Hema I 3W F. WI-NDHAM. SAFETY RAZOR. APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1913.

1,104,857. Patented July 2s, 19m

FRA NCIS WINDHAAQM, 0F LONDON, ENGLAND.

SAFETY-Razon.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed` April 10, 1913. Serial N0. 760,331. f v

To all whom t may/*.oonoem:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS WINDHAM, subject of the King of England, residing at London, in England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety- Razors, of which thefollowng is a specication.

This invention relates to safety razors and has for its object to provide an improved frame or holder capable of being used with blades of the rigid single edged type or with thin double edged blades with or without perforations therein.

A further object o f this invention is to provide a frame or holder of cheap construction which will permit of thelblade being readily inserted, removed or adjusted, the dimensions of the frame and its construction being such that the complete razor can be readily carried in the pocket if desired without fear of danger or damage' to the blade.

Accordi-ng to this invention the blade is heldin the 'operative position solely by a spring clipwhich grips theblade between the longitudinal edgesof the latter and nalso constitutes the frame or holder, and `means are connected to the clip enabling it to be opened to release the blade. The comb or guard may be formed in one with the clip or gripped in place thereby in a manner similar to the blade. In a preferred construction the longitudinal edges of the clip, which is preferably formed of spring steel of approximately the same Width as the blade, have handles pivoted thereto which constituteJ the means for opening the clip, one of these members servin ing handle for the razor w en in use, the other member, when folded into the same plane as the blade, also Serving as a guard to protect the blade when not 1n use. The handles are preferably conveniently formed of wire and in the preferred construction the clip is of substantially U or loop section, the lower limb thereof being extended so that its longitudinal edge projects a suitable distance `beyond that of the upper portion of the clip. This extended portion of the clip may be perforated or otherwise formed into a comb or guardwhen this is integral with the clip, or the extension may serve as a support for the teeth `of a separate comb which is gripped in place between the two longitudinal edges of the clip, aprojection or the like being preferably struck up from the under portion of the clip as the operatratented July 2S, 1914.

to give the necessary inclination. to the comb or to the blade which t-supports. Where the comb is integral with the clip one or more such projections may be provided to impart the necessaryangle to the blade.

In operation the handle or lever pivoted to the under portion of the clip, which is preferably longer than that carried by the other edge ofthe clip, is set at substantially right angles to the blade the other shorter handle being turned back so as to leave the cutting edge of the blade free. If the blade is to be removed, inserted or adjusted both handles are bent back in which position they constitute levers to open the clip and when the razor is not in'use, the two handles are folded forward so as to occupy a plane parallel tothe blade in which position vthey serve to protect the latter from damage or fromcoming into contact with say the pocket or case in which the razor may be carried.

In the accompanying drawings which show two forms of razor frames or holders in ac- Y cordance with this invention, Figure l is a plan of a holder for a double edged perforated blade. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan thereof. Fig. 3 isa central vertical section showing the handles in the operative posi- Fig. i is a perspective view of the Fig. 5

tion. clip member and pivoted handles.

is a plan of a modified form of holder in which the comb is integral with the clip, a rigid blade being shown in position, and Fig. 6 is a central vertical section through this construction, the handles being in their op` erative position. y

In the construction shown in Figs. 1-4, the holder comprises a clip formed of a single piece of spring strip metal which is bent in the form of a loop or U', the lower limb A of the clip being prolonged so as to projec.y beyond the longitudinal edge of the upper member A thereof. The longitudinal edges of the lower and upper members of the spring clip 'are bent over to form tubular loops or Sockets B B respectively,

Sockets B forthe operating handle C, the` handle springing into these slots and being thus held in the loperative position shown -in Fig. 4 when it is turned into this position. Struck up from-the under portion of the clip'A is a lug or tongue A2 which forms a stop to support the comb D which comprises afplate having teeth D formed along' its outer edge. Raised bosses D2 are also struc-k up or otherwise formed on the upper surface of the comb plate D which are adapt' folded back as farl as they will go and then pressed togetherso as to release the gripping edges of the clip and enable this adjustment to be made. The levers C C are then made to assume the position shown in Fig. 3 in which position the longer lever C constitutes the operating handle. The blade and the Comb are instantly'released on bringl ing the outer ends of the two levers together again and it will thus be seen that the blade and comb can readily be removed for cleaning and drying purposes. If it is desired to carry the razor and its blade in the pocket this may be done withoutdanger by folding over the handles or levers C C 4in the positionv shown in Figs.' 1 and 2 in which positionthe. blade is protected by l the shorter handle C which lies in the plane approximately parallel to the longer handle C and the cutting edge of the blade E.

In themodication shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the comb plate is unnecessary since a series of perforations F -are formed in the extended edge ofthe underl member-A of the clip, the guard `or comb being thus formed. In this instance in place of a y; single central stop or projection A2 two of such stops A3 are conveniently struck up fromthe under member `A,'these projections engaging the under surface of a rigid blade Gr of wedge-shaped cross- .section. In this case if'desired stops (not shown), may be vformed at the extremities of the comb to limit the downward movement ofthe cutting edge of the blade if such are found necessarythough as will be seen from the drawings the blade is gripped* in the same manner as in the construction already illustrated, that is to sav When" the clip grips the blade between the longitudinal edges'of the latter thus obviating the necessity for any'lixed or adjustablev tension member bearing upon'the upper longitudinal edge of the plate. The pivoted lian- .dles or levers C C are similar in form and operation to those already described with reference to the air-rangement shown in Figs. 1-4. It will be appreciated that the drawings show two constructions only by Way of example and that various modifications may be made without departing from this invention. i

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a safety razor the combination of a spring clip of substantially U` or loop section adapted to grip a blade between its longitudinal edges, means for supporting a blade within said clip, a comb or guard for the cutting edge of said blade and levers pivoted to the 'longitudinal edges of the clip and constituting means for opening the clip and guarding the exposed edge of the blade'when the razor is not in use, and

serving as a handle for operating the razor.

2. In a safety razor, the combination of a spring clip of substantially U or loop section, a combv gripped in place between the longitudinal edges of the clip and serving as a support for a blade which is held in its operative position by the same clip and leve/rs pivoted to the longitudinal edges of the clipv and constituting means for 0pen. ing the clip and guarding the blade when the razor is not in use, and serving as a han- ,dle for operating the razor. Y

3./ In a safety razor, the combination of a spring clip of substantially U or loop section, a comb gripped in place between the longitudinall edges ofthe cli a doubleedged blade removably mounte on the comb and lheld by the same clip in its operative positibn so as to expose one cutting edge,

'and leverspivoted to the longitudinal edges of the clip and constituting means for openingthe clip and guarding the exposed edge ofthe blade When the razor is not in use, and serving as a handle for operating the razor. h

Dated'this'28th day of March 1913:.` p' f F. WINDHAM.

Witnesses: y MATILDA'CHATLEY, ERNEST DUWELL. 

